معرفی
Austin L. Wright is an Associate Professor at the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy, with visiting affiliations at Yale University School of Management (2021-2022) and the Georg Walter Leitner Program (2022-2024). His work bridges the political economy of conflict and causal inference in policy evaluation, supported by grants from the Becker Friedman Institute, National Science Foundation, and World Bank.
- B.A./B.S., University of Texas at Austin (first student to defend three senior theses)
- Ph.D., Princeton University (NSF Graduate Research Fellow)
His research explores conflict mechanisms (e.g., terrorist propaganda, rebel capacity, civilian security cooperation) and policy evaluation methods. Recent work analyzes crisis responses (e.g., natural experiments in sanctions and refugee returns) and political polarization in public health compliance.
Scientific honors include the Harris Outstanding Faculty Award (2023) and NSF Graduate Research Fellowship. He founded four credential programs at Harris, focusing on data science for policy, and serves as Chief Research Officer at Bison Analytics.
